Quality Assurance Fundamentals for Cannabis

Course Outline

• Cannabis Regulations-Review Expectation and Current Guidance
• Cannabis Regulations Requirements for the Quality Assurance
• Responsibilities of Key Positions (Responsible Person, Head of Security, Master Grower, Quality Assurance Person (QAP), Head of Security, Head of Client Services, Head of Laboratory)
• Good Production Practices
  • Premises
  • Equipment
  • Sanitation Program
  • Destruction
  • Deviations
  • Recall
  • Complaints
  • Retained Samples
  • Adverse Reactions and Pharmacovigilance
  • Record Keeping and Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
  • Training
• Standard Operating Procedure
  • Structure, Essential Elements
  • How to Write and Implement them
• Analytical Testing
  • Required Testing
  • Product Specification
  • Analytical Method Validation Requirements
  • Certificate of Analysis
  • Out of Specification Result (OOS)
  • Outsourcing and Quality Expectation
• Packaging, Labelling and Shipping
• Security
• Audits
  • How to Prepare for  Audits
  • Health Canada Audits
  • Self Audits
  • Supplier Audit